Shoulder Doctor in Seattle Impingement Syndrome

It has been a long road of earning and recovering from my own shoulder injuries as an athlete before graduating from school and becoming a shoulder doctor in Seattle myself.  The next few posts will highlight several of the rehab tools that have helped me along the way.

Shoulder impingement syndrome is common following minor inflammatory injuries in and around the rotator cuff of the shoulder.  When the subscapularis muscle fires late due to past or present injury, the window through which the rotator cuff muscles travel becomes smaller and the impingement grows more severe.  This series is an effective treatment and preventative series to activate the subscapularis.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN_0AjHV7Zk?rel=0

Hip Hinge Drills

Hip hinge drills are a way to cultivate the POP in your swings, lifts and jumps.  They’re also an easy, sport specific movement to substitute for athletes with upper extremity and spine injuries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVu9ptPfX60?rel=0

Simple Office Chair Stretch

Use this simple office chair stretch once per hour while seated at work. It has been demonstrated to objectively improve passive posture and you need only hold it for ten seconds.